Whitworth Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 6 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 145564
- Address
- Whitworth Lane, DL16 7LN
- Website
- www.whitworthpark.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 937 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.9%
- Persistent absence
- 31.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 92.7%
Mixed 1.9%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Other White 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.4
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.86
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 53 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 126 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 130 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 130 |
| French | GCSE | 13 |
| Geography | GCSE | 61 |
Admissions
Whitworth Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 188
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 114 116 |
| Year 8 | 206 100 106 |
| Year 9 | 215 108 107 |
| Year 10 | 152 82 70 |
| Year 11 | 134 75 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 48.0% 45.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 32.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |